JP4229011B2 - Power window control device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power window control device that opens and closes a window of a vehicle.

Conventionally, when a vehicle window is opened and closed while the vehicle is being driven, a passenger operates the power window opening and closing switch to open and close the window.
On the other hand, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for automatically opening and closing a window when a predetermined situation for opening and closing the vehicle window occurs. The predetermined situation in which the window in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 should be opened and closed is when the vehicle reaches the toll gate on the toll road, when the vehicle travels through the tunnel, and when the vehicle reaches the gas station. It is. These situations are determined based on position information from the navigation means that provides vehicle travel guidance. The position information serving as a reference for determining the situation in which the window should be opened and closed is based on the map data stored in advance in the storage medium of the navigation means, and the content does not change depending on the external situation. Information ".
JP 9-195629 A

  When a car window or door is opened in a place where many insects such as mosquitoes or moths inhabit, such as in countryside, forest areas, near rivers and ponds, near moths, and near street lamps at night, insects enter the car. There are things to do. If the invading insects fly around in the car, the driver's concentration on driving is distracted, which may cause a traffic accident due to lack of attention, which is very dangerous. In order to prevent insects from entering the vehicle, it is effective to close the window in advance before reaching the area where many insects live. However, unlike artifacts such as buildings, it is difficult to identify a place where many insects live by referring to the map, and the situation where many insects occur varies depending on the season and time zone, Even in the same place, there are not always many insects. For this reason, when the vehicle is traveling with the window opened for some reason, it is difficult for the driver to take a countermeasure to close the window in advance before reaching the area where many insects live. Further, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the window is opened and closed based on static information such as map information, it is difficult to specify a place such as a place where a lot of insects occur, and the season If the situation changes depending on the time of day or the like, a sufficient effect cannot be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a power window control device capable of preventing insects from entering by automatically closing a window based on dynamic information.

  It should be noted that here, for “static information” whose contents do not change depending on the external situation, it is difficult to specify the position, such as where many insects occur, and the situation changes depending on the season, time zone, etc. Position information as "dynamic information".

  The power window control device according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problem, includes a storage unit that stores information on a place and date / time on which it is estimated that an insect is likely to enter the vehicle, and an insect exists in the vehicle. Insect detection means for detecting the presence of an insect and the presence of an insect in the vehicle by the insect detection means, it is estimated that the insect has entered based on the opening / closing status of the vehicle door and window An information specifying means for specifying the place and date and time, and registering the specified place and date and time in the storage means as information on the place and date and time when it is estimated that the insect is likely to invade; and the insect stored in the storage means A determination unit that determines that the vehicle is close to a predetermined range corresponding to information on the location and date and time estimated to be easy, and the determination unit uses the predetermined range. It is determined that the vehicle is close, and if the window of the vehicle is open, characterized in that closing the window automatically.

  In this way, by acquiring information related to the location and date / time on which the insect is likely to invade based on the experience of the insect invading into the host vehicle, the situation where many insects are generated is determined based on the information on the location alone It is possible to make a determination based on dynamic information that takes into account the location and the date and time. And by automatically closing the window based on this dynamic information, insect invasion is effectively prevented even in the same place, for example, when the situation of insects changes depending on the season or time zone be able to.

  In addition, because it acquires information on the location and date / time on which it is estimated that insects are likely to enter based on the experience of insects actually entering the vehicle, it is easy to collect highly reliable information while the vehicle is driving. It is less costly and hassle than a person who researches and collects information.

  The setting of a predetermined range corresponding to information on the location and date / time on which the insect is likely to invade, which is a standard for determining the situation in which the window should be closed, is, for example, two weeks before and after the date Of these, a setting may be considered in which the window is closed when the vehicle approaches a range of a radius of 5 km before and after the time. As for the setting of the predetermined range, the window closing range may be uniquely determined for the stored location and the date and time, but for example, the stored location in summer when insects are likely to occur. Set a relatively wide range based on the date and time, set a relatively narrow range based on the memorized location and date and time in winter when insects are unlikely to occur, and compare in mountainous areas and countryside It is also preferable to set in consideration of the time and region, such as setting a broad range or setting it relatively narrow in urban areas.

  On the other hand, as described in claim 2, the communication means capable of communicating with an external device that stores information on the location and date / time on which it is estimated that the insect is likely to invade, and the insect stored in the storage means is likely to invade. Insects collected while the power window control device mounted on one vehicle is invading are configured to transmit information about the estimated location and date / time to this external device via this communication means. Information regarding the location and date / time estimated to be easy to perform can be used by a power window control device mounted on another vehicle. For example, information on the location and date / time that is estimated to be easily invaded by insects collected by the power window control device while the vehicle is traveling is transmitted to an external information center via communication means, and the information center transmits the transmitted information. The structure etc. which accumulate | store and distribute to the power window control apparatus mounted in the other vehicle can be considered. Alternatively, a place where it is estimated that insects collected by the power window control device during invasion of the own vehicle by the so-called inter-vehicle communication, such as a configuration that directly communicates with the power window control device mounted on another vehicle In addition, the configuration may be such that information on the date and time is directly transmitted to a power window control device mounted on another vehicle.

Further, in order to acquire and use information collected and transmitted by a power window control device mounted on another vehicle by the own vehicle, it is estimated that an insect is likely to invade as described in claim 3. The information on the location and the date and time that is presumed that the insect stored in the storage means is likely to invade, comprising an external device that stores information on the location and date and time and a communication means that can communicate with the external device that stores the information Via the communication means to the external device that stores the information, and further via the communication means, information about the location and date / time that is estimated to be likely to invade the insect from the external device that stores the information is received. Then, it may be configured to be registered in the storage means. In other words, the power window control device mounted on the host vehicle detects information on the place and time that the insect is likely to invade by detecting the insect in the vehicle by the insect detection means. Transmit to an external device such as another power window control device. Furthermore, by acquiring information on the location and time that insects are likely to invade from external devices such as an information center and other power window control devices via communication means, the power window installed in the vehicle The information collected by the control device itself and the information collected by the power window control device mounted on other vehicles can be used, and information on the place and time estimated to be easy for insects to enter is more effective. Can be obtained. And since many vehicles carrying the power window control device of such composition run, it is possible to collect and use more information effectively.

  When acquiring information on the location and date / time that an insect is likely to intrude based on the experience of the invasion of the bug while the host vehicle is traveling, the information can be acquired only on the road where the car has actually traveled Insects in areas that have never traveled are acquired by acquiring information from an external device that stores information on the location and date / time that is presumed that insects are likely to invade via communication means. It is possible to obtain information on the location and date / time estimated to be easy to do. Therefore, the window can be automatically closed in advance before reaching the area where it is estimated that insects are likely to invade even on the first traveling road, and insect invasion can be effectively prevented.

  Specifically, the information center stores information on the location and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by insects transmitted from power window control devices mounted on other vehicles, and the information distributed from this information center By receiving with the own vehicle, the information collected while the power window control device mounted on the other vehicle is traveling can be used with the own vehicle. In a configuration in which information is stored and distributed in such an information center, if a large number of vehicles that collect information and transmit to the information center while traveling are traveling, information transmitted from many vehicles to the information center. By receiving the information, a lot of information can be used even in an area where the vehicle travels for the first time.

  When distributing information from the information center, if only information that meets the conditions that take into account the location and date and time requested by the vehicle is selected and distributed, unnecessary information will not be transmitted or received. Communication load can be reduced. Further, the vehicle side can acquire the latest information by sequentially receiving information from the information center and updating and registering it in the storage means in accordance with the traveling of the host vehicle. Alternatively, in addition to a configuration for receiving information via an information center, a configuration for directly receiving information from a power window control device mounted on another vehicle by inter-vehicle communication may be used.

  By the way, it is conceivable that conditions that cause a lot of insects are also affected by, for example, so-called weather conditions such that insects are generated in fine weather but rarely occur in rainy weather. Therefore, it is considered that the reliability of the information is further improved by adding the conditions regarding the weather to the information regarding the place and date / time when the insect is likely to invade.

Therefore, as described in claim 4 , when receiving information on a place and date / time when insects are likely to invade from an external device via communication means, the information transmitted by the external device in consideration of the weather condition of the location It may be configured to receive For example, in the case of a configuration in which information is received via an information center, the information center obtains information about a place and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by insects transmitted from a vehicle from an external weather center or the like. Accumulate with weather information at that time. When the vehicle requests distribution of information at the location, the information center distributes the information in consideration of the current weather information of the location acquired from the weather center or the like, and the vehicle takes into account the weather information by the information center. And a method for receiving the transmitted information. Specifically, if the weather at the location at the date and time of the information transmitted from the vehicle to the information center is sunny, the information center is clear when the weather at the location requested for delivery of information from the vehicle is sunny. It is conceivable that the information is distributed only and the power window control device mounted on the vehicle takes measures such as receiving the distributed information in consideration of the weather conditions. In this way, more reliable information can be acquired by adding the weather condition to the information on the location and date / time on which the insect is likely to invade. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce the communication load by not transmitting / receiving information that does not match the weather.

  On the other hand, in order to prevent insects from invading into the vehicle, in addition to closing the window in advance before reaching the area where insects are likely to invade, It is also effective to prevent the window from being opened while driving. However, if you do not force the window to open, you can open the window even if you want to open the window in a situation that has priority over the situation where you should close the window so that insects do not enter the car. This will cause inconvenience to users.

Therefore, as described in claim 5 , the vehicle is traveling within a predetermined range corresponding to information on the location and date / time on which it is estimated that insects are likely to invade, and the vehicle is traveling in areas where insects are likely to invade. By informing the user of a message to that effect at a predetermined timing, the user can be made aware that "If a window is opened now, an insect may invade." Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a user inadvertently opens a window while traveling in an area where insects are likely to invade, and as a result, insects enter the vehicle. In addition, the user may recognize whether or not to open a window by recognizing that a bug may invade when the window is opened now, and judging whether the window should be opened. it can. Note that the timing of notifying the message that the worm is traveling in an area where insects are likely to invade may be, for example, when the user arrives at an area where insects are likely to invade, or when the user opens a window. There are various timings such as when a switch operation for opening is performed.

  Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms as long as they belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

[Description of Power Window Control Device 1]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a power window control device 1 of the embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the power window control device 1 of the present embodiment includes a navigation device 10 having a car navigation function, a power window control circuit 32, a window drive mechanism 33, a window 34, and a power window opening / closing switch 35. It consists of and.

  The navigation device 10 detects a current position of the vehicle, an operation switch group 22 for inputting various instructions from the user, a calendar clock 23 for measuring the date and time, and an insect in the vehicle. An insect detection information input device 24 for inputting information, a map data input device 25 for inputting map data and the like from an external recording medium on which map data and various types of information are recorded, and various displays such as a map display screen and a TV screen. Display device 26, a voice output device 27 for outputting various guide voices, a control circuit 29, a memory 28 for storing various information, and a door sensor input for inputting a door opening / closing state (not shown). A device 30, a window sensor input device 31 for inputting an opening / closing status of the window 34, a communication device 36, and a control circuit 29.

  The position detector 21 receives a radio wave transmitted from an artificial satellite for GPS via a GPS antenna, detects a position of the vehicle, etc., a GPS receiver 21a, and a gyro that detects the magnitude of rotational motion applied to the vehicle. A scope 21b, a distance sensor 21c for detecting the distance traveled by the vehicle, and a geomagnetic sensor 21d for detecting the traveling direction from geomagnetism are provided. Each of the sensors 21a to 21d has an error having a different property, and is configured to be used while complementing each other. Depending on the accuracy, a part of the sensors described above may be used, or a steering rotation sensor, a wheel sensor of each rolling wheel, or the like may be used.

  The operation switch group 22 includes a touch panel configured integrally with the display device 26 and installed on a display screen, a mechanical key switch provided around the display device 26, and the like. Note that the touch panel and the display device 26 are laminated and integrated, and there are various types of touch panels such as a pressure-sensitive method, an electromagnetic induction method, a capacitance method, or a combination thereof. It may be used.

  The insect detection information input unit 24 detects the presence of an insect in the vehicle based on an input from a sensor (not shown) for detecting the insect present in the vehicle, and uses the control circuit to detect the detected information. 29. As a sensor for detecting insects present in the vehicle, for example, infrared beams are stretched vertically and horizontally on the inner surface of the windshield and rear glass, and the presence of insects is detected by blocking the beams by insects flying near the glass. A sensor etc. are mentioned. Alternatively, it may be configured to accept that a bug is present in the vehicle by a switch input or the like from a user, or a plurality of sensors, input switches, and the like may be used in combination.

  The map data input device 25 is a device for inputting various types of data including so-called map matching data for improving position detection accuracy, map data, route guidance data, and the like. As a recording medium for these data, a hard disk, DVD, CD-ROM, memory, memory card, or the like can be used.

  The display device 26 is a color display device, such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or a CRT, any of which may be used. The display screen of the display device 26 includes a mark indicating the current location identified from the current position of the vehicle detected by the position detector 21 and the map data input from the map data input device 25, a guidance route to the destination, and a name. Additional data such as landmarks and symbol marks of various facilities can be displayed in an overlapping manner. Also, facility guides can be displayed. The voice output device 27 can output facility guidance and various guidance voices input from the map data input device 25.

  Further, the communication device 36 communicates with an external information center 37 via a communication device such as a mobile phone (not shown), and stores information regarding the location and date / time that is presumed to be easily invaded by insects stored in the memory 28. Upload to the information center 37. Further, it is possible to make a distribution request for information to the information center 37. In response to the request, the information center 37 receives information on the place and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by the insect and stores it in the memory 28. To do.

  The information center 37 is connected to a radio base station capable of communicating with each vehicle through a telephone line or the like, and data is transmitted and received between the radio base station and the power window control device 1. The information center 37 includes a line terminal device that performs communication via a telephone line, a database that stores necessary data, and a server that manages the data. The information center 37 accumulates in the database information on the location and date / time that is estimated to be easily invaded by insects transmitted from the power window control device 1 by communication. When there is an information distribution request from the power window control device 1, the server retrieves necessary information from the database and transmits the information using the line terminal device.

  The control circuit 29 includes the above-described position detector 21, operation switch group 22, calendar clock 23, insect detection information input device 24, map data input device 25, memory 28, door sensor input device 30, window sensor input device 31, and communication device. Various processes are executed in response to the inputs from the position 36, the position detector 21, the operation switch group 22, the calendar clock 23, the insect detection information input device 24, the map data input device 25, the display device 26, the audio output device 27, and the memory. 28, controls the door sensor input device 30, the window sensor input device 31, the power window control circuit 32, the communication device 36, and the like. This control circuit 29 is mainly composed of a well-known microcomputer comprising a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O and a bus line for connecting these components, and detects the position according to a program stored in the ROM. The current position of the vehicle is calculated as a set of coordinates and advancing direction based on each detection signal from the device 21, and the map near the current position read via the map data input device 25, the operation switch group 22 and the like are operated. Based on the map display processing for displaying a map or the like of the instructed range on the display device 26 or the point data stored in the map data input device 25, the facility as the destination is selected according to the operation of the operation switch group 22 or the like, A route guidance process is performed in which route guidance is performed by automatically calculating an optimum route from the current position to the destination.

  As a method for automatically setting an optimal route in this way, a method such as cost calculation by the Dijkstra method is known. The route calculation using this Dijkstra method calculates the route cost (evaluation value for the route) from the current position to each node using the link information for the link between the nodes and the connection information between the links. This is a well-known method for connecting a link that minimizes the route cost and setting a route to the destination when all the cost calculations are completed. The control circuit 29 performs various processes related to power window control as described later, in addition to the path setting as described above.

  The power window control circuit 32 opens and closes the window 34 by controlling the window driving mechanism 33 constituted by a motor or the like by operating the power window opening / closing switch 35. The power window control circuit 32 opens and closes the window 34 in accordance with an opening / closing instruction output from the control circuit 29 as described later.

  The schematic configuration of the power window control device 1 has been described above. The correspondence between the configuration of the power window control device 1 in the present embodiment and the configuration described in the claims is as follows. That is, the control circuit 29 of the power window control device 1 in this embodiment corresponds to the information specifying means, determination means, information transmission means, and information reception means in the claims, and the insect detection information input device 24 is the insect detection means. The display device 26 and the audio output device 27 correspond to notification means, the memory 28 corresponds to storage means, and the communication device 36 corresponds to communication means.

Hereinafter, various processes executed by the control circuit 29 when the power window control device 1 according to the embodiment performs the map display process will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
[Detecting where the door or window was open and the date and time]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a routine for storing the location and date / time at which the door or window was last opened.

  First, it is determined whether or not the door or window 34 is open based on the input information from the door sensor input device 30 and the window sensor input device 31 (step 110, hereinafter simply referred to as S110. The same applies hereinafter). Is open (S110: YES), it is determined whether the open door or window 34 is closed (S120). If it is determined in S120 that the open door or window 34 is closed (S120: YES), the current position and the current date and time detected based on the input information from the position detector 21 and the calendar clock 23 are finally displayed. The location and date / time at which the door or window was opened are stored in the memory 28 (S130).

[Obtaining and sending information about the location and date / time that an insect is likely to invade]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process for acquiring information about a place and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by insects and transmitting the information to the information center 37.

  First, it is determined whether or not an insect is present in the vehicle based on input information from the insect detection information input device 24 (S210), and when it is determined that an insect is present in the vehicle (S210: YES), It is determined whether the door or window 34 is currently open (S220). If it is determined in S220 that the door or window 34 is currently open (S220: YES), the current position and the current date and time are stored in the memory 28 as information on the location and date and time that the insect is likely to invade (S230). ), When it is determined that the door or window 34 is currently closed (S220: NO), it is estimated that the insect easily invades the “location and date and time when the door or window was last opened” stored in S130. Information on the location and date / time is stored in the memory 28 (S240). Next, it is determined whether or not communication with the information center 37 is possible (S250). If it is determined that communication is possible (S250: YES), the insect stored in the memory 28 in S230 or S240 is invaded via the communication device 36. Information on the location and date / time estimated to be easy to perform is transmitted to the information center 37 (S260). If it is determined in S250 that communication is not possible (S250: NO), the process ends.

[Main processing]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a main process executed by the control circuit 29.
First, information about a place and date / time estimated to be likely to invade by insects around the current position is received (S310).

  Here, the reception processing of information regarding the location and date / time on which it is estimated that insects in the vicinity of the current position easily enter in S310 will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when the route guidance to the destination is set by the navigation device 10 around the current position (for example, within a radius of 10 km from the current position), the insect received from the information center 37 easily enters the route. It is determined whether or not the latest information on the location and date / time estimated to be held is held (S311). It should be noted that information on the location and date / time on which the insect received from the information center 37 is estimated to enter easily is stored together with the date / time of reception, and for example, information received within 24 hours is regarded as the latest information here. To. If it is determined in S311 that the latest information is not held (S311: NO), it is determined whether or not communication with the information center 37 is possible (S312), and communication with the information center 37 is possible (S312: YES). Then, the latest information on the information on the location and date / time on which the insect is estimated to easily enter from the information center 37 is received via the communication device 36 (S313), and the process proceeds to S314. If it is determined in S311 that the latest information is held (S311: YES), the process directly proceeds to S320 in FIG. If it is determined in S314 that the information has been received from the information center 37 (S314: YES), the received information is updated with the date and time of reception, and the latest information on the location and date and time where the insects around the current position are estimated to be likely to invade. Is updated and registered in the memory 28 (S315), and the process proceeds to S320 in FIG. Further, when the communication with the information center 37 cannot be made for some reason (S312: NO) or when the information reception fails (S314: NO), the process proceeds to S320 in FIG. 4 without updating the information (S316). In the processing in S320 described later, information (S210 to S240) acquired by detecting the insect itself in the memory 28 and information received from the information center 37 in the past are used.

  When information is distributed from the information center 37, unnecessary information can be transmitted and received by selecting and distributing only information that meets conditions that take into account the season, date, time zone, etc. requested by the vehicle. Communication load can be reduced. Further, the information center 37 accumulates information on the location and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by insects transmitted from the vehicle together with the weather information at that time obtained from an external weather center (not shown) and the like. When the information center 37 requests the distribution of information at the location, the information center 37 may distribute the information in consideration of the current weather information of the location acquired from the weather center or the like. Then, the vehicle can receive information transmitted by the information center 37 in consideration of weather information. Specifically, if the weather at the location at the date and time of the information transmitted from the vehicle to the information center 37 is sunny, the information center 37 indicates that the weather at the location requested for delivery of information from the vehicle is sunny. The information is distributed only when the power window control device 1 mounted on the vehicle receives the information distributed by the information center 37 in consideration of the weather conditions.

  Returning to the flowchart of FIG. After executing the information reception process in S310, the latest information on the location and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by insects in the vicinity of the current position, or information acquired by detecting the insects themselves stored in the memory 28 In addition, based on information received from the information center 37 in the past and input information from the position detector 21 and the calendar clock 23, it is within a predetermined range corresponding to information on the location and date / time on which it is estimated that insects are likely to invade. It is determined whether or not the host vehicle has approached (S320).

  In addition, as a specific example of setting a predetermined range corresponding to information on the location and date / time on which the insect is likely to invade, which is a reference for determining the situation in which the window 34 should be closed, for example, before and after the date A setting may be considered in which the window 34 is closed when a vehicle approaches a radius of 5 km from the location between two hours before and after the time in two weeks. As for the setting of the predetermined range, the range for closing the window 34 may be uniquely determined with respect to the stored location and date and time, but for example, stored in summer when insects are likely to occur. Set a relatively wide range based on location and date / time, set a relatively narrow range based on the location and date / time stored in the winter when insects are unlikely to occur, or in mountainous or rural areas It is also preferable to set in consideration of time and region, such as setting a relatively wide range or setting it relatively narrow in an urban area.

  In S320, when it is determined that the vehicle is close to a predetermined range corresponding to the information regarding the location and date / time on which the insect is likely to invade (S320: YES), based on the input information from the window sensor input device 31. It is then determined whether the window 34 is open (S330). If it is determined in S330 that the window 34 is open (S330: YES), the window drive mechanism 33 is controlled via the power window control circuit 32, and a process of closing the window 34 is executed (S340). In S330, when it is determined that the window 34 is closed (S330: NO), the process is ended as it is.

  Before closing the window 34 in S340, the display device 26 and the audio output device 27 are used to display a message to the effect that the window 34 is automatically closed on the screen or to notify the passenger by voice. It is good to encourage.

[effect]
The power window control device 1 according to the embodiment has the following effects. In other words, the situation where it is estimated that insects are likely to enter the vehicle is judged based on dynamic information considering the location, date and time, weather, etc., and the insects will enter the vehicle by automatically closing the window. Can be effectively prevented. Moreover, since the power window control apparatus 1 of an Example acquires the information regarding the place where it is estimated that an insect is easy to invade, and the date and time by detecting an insect in the own vehicle, it is troublesome compared with the case where a person investigates. And no cost. Furthermore, since the information regarding the location and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by the insect is acquired by detecting the insect in the own vehicle and the acquired information is uploaded to the information center 37, the power window control device of the embodiment If many vehicles equipped with 1 travel, a large amount of information transmitted from each vehicle is accumulated in the information center 37. And each vehicle can share a lot of information by receiving the accumulated information from the information center, and based on the abundant information, control of the power window to prevent the invasion of insects is more effective Can be done automatically.

[Another embodiment]
(1) When the control circuit 29 determines that the vehicle is traveling within a predetermined range corresponding to information regarding the location and date / time on which the insect is likely to invade, the vehicle is traveling in an area where the insect is likely to enter May be displayed on the screen or guided by voice using the display device 26 or the voice output device 27 at a predetermined timing. By doing so, it is possible to make the user recognize that "If you open the window now, an insect may invade." Accordingly, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a user inadvertently opens the window 34 while traveling in an area where insects are likely to invade, and as a result, insects invade the vehicle. Further, the user recognizes that “the insect may invade when the window is opened now”, and determines whether or not the window 34 should be opened by judging the lightness of the situation in which the window 34 should be opened. be able to. The timing for notifying the message indicating that the vehicle is traveling in an area where insects are likely to invade is, for example, when the user arrives in an area where insects are likely to invade, or when the user is in the window 34. There are various timings such as when the power window opening / closing switch 35 is operated to open the window.

  (2) In the power window control device 1 in the above-described embodiment, the information regarding the place and date / time on which the insect is likely to enter is exchanged via the information center 37, but the power window control mounted on each vehicle is performed. A configuration in which information is directly exchanged between the apparatuses 1 may be used. In that case, the communication device 36 performs direct wireless communication with the communication device 36 of the power window control device 1 mounted on another vehicle. As a communication method, for example, it is conceivable to adopt a wireless communication method mainly in a narrow area such as DSRC, BlueTooth (registered trademark), wireless LAN, UWB, and millimeter wave communication. Moreover, the structure which is provided with the structure which transmits / receives information via the information center 37, and the structure which transmits / receives information directly between the power window control apparatuses 1 may be sufficient.

1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a power window control device 1 as an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the routine which memorize | stores the place where the door or window was last opened, and the date and time which are performed by the control circuit 29 of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the process performed by the control circuit 29 of an Example which acquires the information regarding the place where it is estimated that the insect tends to invade, and a date, and transmits to the information center 37. It is a flowchart which shows the main process performed with the control circuit 29 of an Example. It is a flowchart which shows the routine which updates the information regarding the place estimated by the control circuit 29 of an Example that it is estimated that the insect tends to invade, and a date.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Power window control apparatus, 10 ... Navigation apparatus, 21 ... Position detector, 21a ... GPS receiver, 21b ... Gyroscope, 21c ... Distance sensor, 21d ... Geomagnetic sensor, 22 ... Operation switch group, 23 ... Calendar clock, 24 ... insect detection information input device, 25 ... map data input device, 26 ... display device, 27 ... audio output device, 28 ... memory, 29 ... control circuit, 30 ... door sensor input device, 31 ... window sensor input device, 32 ... Power window control circuit, 33 ... Window drive mechanism, 34 ... Window, 35 ... Power window open / close switch, 36 ... Communication device, 37 ... Information center

Claims (5)

In a power window control device for opening and closing a vehicle window,
Storage means for storing information on the location and date and time when the insect is likely to enter the vehicle;
Insect detection means for detecting the presence of insects in the vehicle;
When the insect detection means detects the presence of an insect in the vehicle, the location and date / time on which this insect is estimated to have entered are determined based on the opening / closing status of the door and window of the vehicle. Information specifying means for registering in the storage means as information on the place and date and time where the insect is likely to invade the place and date and time,
Determination means for determining that the vehicle has approached a predetermined range corresponding to information on the location and date and time that the insect stored in the storage means is estimated to be likely to invade,
A power window control device characterized in that, when it is determined by the determination means that the vehicle has approached the predetermined range and the window of the vehicle is open, the window is automatically closed. The power window control device according to claim 1,
A communication means capable of communicating with an external device that stores information on a place and date and time estimated to be easily invaded by insects;
A power window control device comprising: information transmission means for transmitting information relating to a place and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by the insect stored in the storage means to the external device via the communication means. . In the power window control device according to claim 2,
The communication means is capable of communicating with an external device storing information related to a place and date and time estimated to be easily invaded by insects,
A power window control device comprising information receiving means for receiving information on a place and date / time estimated to be easily invaded by an insect from the external device via the communication means and registering the information in the storage means . In the power window control device according to claim 3 ,
The information receiving means is transmitted by the external device in consideration of the weather condition of the place when receiving information on the place and date / time that the insect is likely to invade from the external device via the communication means. A power window control device characterized by receiving the received information . In the power window control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A notification means for notifying a user of a message;
While the vehicle is traveling within a predetermined range corresponding to information on the location and date / time on which it is estimated that the insect stored in the storage means is likely to invade, the vehicle is traveling in an area where the insect is likely to enter A power window control device that notifies a user of a message to the effect at a predetermined timing .

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